Københavns Hørkræmmerlaug

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The front page of the royal charter from 1722.

Københavns Hørkræmmerlaug was one of five merchant's guilds in Copenhagen, Denmark. It organized citizens with citizenship (borgerskab) as hørkræmmer, a tyoe of retailer with license to deal in a wide range of specified products.

History

Københavns Hørkræmmerlaug first royal charter was granted by Frederick IV in 1722.[1]

The hørkræmmer shops were typically located close to the city gates or the city's principal marketplaces.

In 1742, Københavns Hørkræmmerlaug acquired a 20-year monopoly on trade with Iceland. In 1758, it was discontinued due to the guild's harsh treatment of the Icelandic population.[2]

Membership

Citizenship as a hørkrlmmer required that the candidate were 25 years old and had been an apprentice for seven years. The latter requirement did not apply for sons of a hørkræmmer who could become a hørkræmmersvend (trained employee of a hørkræmmer) from the age of 18 provided that they had worked in their father's shop.[1]

Hørkræmmer shops were lixensed to deal in a wide range of products. These included flax, hampe, hobs, bar iron, untreated steel, tar, birch, whale oil, salt, salted meet, salted and cured fish, masonry heaters, coal, Russian leather and wheetstones.[1]

Aldermen

  • 1726–1747: David Johan Berendz (Berndt)
  • 1747-: Hans Christian Brock
  • 1790–198: Børge Nicolai Fogh[3]
  • 1798-:Tgøger From
  • Caspar Müller

Notable members

This list is incomplete
Name Citizenship Location Notes
Christopher Jensen Fogh 1722- [3]
1822- Skindergade 45
David Johan Berendz 1722-
Oluf (Ole) Hansen Aagaard 1722-
Bertel Jegind 1723- Nyhavn 65 [3]
Jacob Hørgensen Klog 1824- Nørregade 53
Hans Christian Brock 1726-
Olud Mandix
Hans Wesling 1757- Skindergade 45
Christen Nielsen Waage 1753- Admiralgade 25
Hams Pedersen Scane 1768-
Thøger From 1775– Rosenborggade 1 [3]
Christian Stæhr 1777 - Amagertorv 1
Christian Jørgensen - 1787 - Nyhavn 3 [4]
Peter Andreas Valentin - 1787 - Lille Strandstræde 18 [5]
Peder Waagens - 1787 - Vestergade 1 [6]
Mads Jacobsen Tvermoes 1798- Kultorvet
Christian Bechmann - 1801 - Læderstræde 36
Andreas Christen Lund - 1801 - Snaregade 14
Isack Bergeskou - 1801 - Snaregade 10
Wulf Jacob Berns - 1801 - Læderstræde 11
NielsFrederik Høffding - 1801 - Nørregade 1 [1]
Hector Fr. Janson Worsøe - 1830 - Bestergade 16
Vilhelm Anders Syndergaard - 1840 - Højbro Plads 17
Gector Frederik Hansen - 1860 - Nyhavn 13
Salomon Heimann David - 1860 - Kompagnistræde 32
Hans Johanes Rønne - 1860 - Kompagnistræde 20

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lysestøber, hørkræmmer, borgersoldat" (PDF) (in Danish). Dansk Historisk Håndbogsforlag. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Aspekter af den islandske handels placering i samtidens danske litterære debat eller »historiografi« ca. 1750-1816" (PDF) (in Danish). Erhvervshistorisk Årbog. Retrieved 16 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Text "author)Fode, Henrik" ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring, 1731-1911" (PDF) (in Danish). Jhøvenhavns Brandforsikring. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Folketælling - 1787 - Christian Jørgensen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Folketælling - 1787 - Peter Andreas Valentin". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Folketælling - 1787 - Peder Waagens Gulstrup". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 December 2021.